News From The Czechs 1965

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Item title reads - News from the Czechs.

Laying cables by a Mil Mi-4 helicopter. M/S helicopter flying with telephone wire trailing behind. Air to air shots as the helicopter hovers over telegraph poles dragging the wire. Various shots of the wire laying across top of pole, pan to the helicopter...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
55535
Sort Number:
65/060
Time in/Out:
01:52:40:00 / 01:53:52:00
Canister:
65/60
Film ID:
1812.32
Issue Date:
25/07/1965

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  • The helicopter is a Mil Mi-4, Reg. No. OK-OVE.

    jamied 7th May 2012
  • Thanks for the extra detail.

    British Pathé 18th Jun 2012

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